LEGACY OF LOVE

". . . With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible."

Matthew 19:26

In her recent bestseller, fiction novelist, Adriana Trigiani, wrote: "I have not had the true love I had hoped for in my life, and now, I wonder if it is even possible."

It is no surprise the majority of stress-survivors have entertained similar words--or thoughts. Sad to say, rocky relationships is as close as many of us have come to sharing true love.

Our legacy of love--or lack thereof--can contribute to the greatest degree of stress in the history of stresses.

Thinking our love life would fall in line with our most intimate and deepest dreams, but instead, struggling to keep dying "infatuations" alive, stress-survivors encounter major disappointments and pain.

There are some who insist the legacy of love is overrated, and deduce their lives to the irony that "Love is a Luxury few of us can afford."

Although few stress-survivors can claim never having stressed over love, we cling to the belief that love--true love--is a gift from God.

Because stress-survivors believe that Love's Legacy originates with God, we remain confident that, of ourselves, true love may seem impossible, but with God a legacy of love is indeed possible.

Peace I leave with you . . .

THE VERY BEST

"O taste and see that the Lord is good:

blessed is the man that trusteth in Him."

Psalm 34:8

IT'S TRUE . . . Most of us want the best of everything. Whatever season or situation, we want the very best.

We want the best houses, the best cars, the best clothes, the best jobs, the best families, the best friends, the best foods, and even the best health.

Be not deceived when it comes to matters of the heart, not just do we want the best, We absolutely need the best. And just as there are things money can't buy, surely, there are things man cannot supply.

For all the issues that aggravate the stress-survivors' heart and mind, we need the best de-stress we can find. No doubt, God is the best heart-fixer and mind-regulator during stressful times.

Whatever betides us--be it little stresses, big stresses, or those straggling in between--God is the best stress-reliever we can expect to discover.

Realizing that matters of the heart include the spiritual and delude the physical, stress-survivors are careful to seek The Grandest De-stressor of them all.

When we're discouraged . . . distressed . . . depressed . . . or needing a super-spiritual fix, in the words of the late gospel recording artist, Frank Williams, "If Jesus Can't Fix it, Nobody Can."

PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU . . .